As the mother of two young children, I am both heartbroken and terrified by the near-weekly news of yet another school shooting in our country. In these devastating stories that have become all-too-frequent, there is one sentiment that you hear again ...

Opinion

This is the autopsy of a lie. On the night of Nov. 18, Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez was found dying on the side of an interstate in West Texas. There were immediate signs it had been an accident. Martinez’s partner, Stephen Garland (who suffered a head injury and doesn’t recall the incident), had radioed for help, saying he thought he ran into a culvert.

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Opinion

It’s not easy being on the moderate left these days. Politicians and activists committed to defending both liberal democracy and a practical, socially generous approach to government find themselves constantly torn between short-term imperatives and long-term hopes.

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Opinion

President Donald J. Trump has found a group he detests more than black football players: undocumented immigrants who allegedly drive drunk. After news of the arrest of Manuel Orrego-Savala, charged with causing the car crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver, Jeffrey Monroe, on Sunday, Feb. 4, the president expressed his condolences to Jackson’s family -- in a tweet, of course.

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Opinion

When White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned Wednesday amid allegations that he abused his two ex-wives and a former girlfriend, he parted the curtains on a Trumpian-scale personnel and security disaster.